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There are many different crisis intervention systems that exist to aid staff working in the behavioral and mental health field in managing crisis situations.\u00a0 Most agencies select a system whose philosophy matches the philosophy of the organization.<\/p>\n

When Grafton began focusing on moving away from the use of restraint and seclusion,\u00a0 we knew that staff would need another \u201ctool\u201d to aid in managing crisis situations- a tool that would help staff feel safe managing crisis situations; \u00a0\u201cextraordinary blocking\u201d became that tool.\u00a0 As we learned more and more about trauma and its impact on the people who experience it, we realized that it was about more than just reducing the use of physical restraint.\u00a0 We came to the realization that virtually every client in our care had experienced trauma on some level- even if coming to Grafton and being separated from his\/her family was the traumatic experience.\u00a0 And we knew that any practice that could potentially re-traumatize a client was not an option.<\/p>\n

And so\u00a0 \u201cextraordinary blocking\u201d was expanded into Ukeru,\u00a0 a full crisis intervention system that is a least resistance approach to crisis management.\u00a0 It is a method of responding to clients in a way that is safe, comforting, and restraint free.<\/p>\n

Ukeru includes understanding that when a client is exhibiting challenging behavior, he\/she is either trying to communicate something or is responding to a perceived threat in his\/her environment.\u00a0 As humans, when we feel threatened, our response is generally to do whatever we need to do in order to survive.\u00a0 With Ukeru, we recognize that what others label as \u201cinappropriate behavior\u201d, \u00a0may in fact be survival skills.\u00a0 For our clients, whether or not the threat actually exists, it is very real to them, and so our response needs to be one that assures them of their safety.\u00a0 And as humans, we tend to feel safer when we are comforted.<\/p>\n

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Ukeru also includes release techniques to aid staff in freeing themselves from hair pulls, wrist grabs, and chokes in ways that do not ever involve grabbing or grasping the client, thereby minimizing the chances of that brief physical contact being perceived as threatening.\u00a0 It also minimizes the risk of anyone getting hurt.<\/p>\n

And when it is determined that talking to a client during the crisis is appropriate, our words are soothing, aimed at helping the client feel safe and get his\/her needs met.<\/p>\n

With other systems, restraint is still taught to be used as a last resort.\u00a0 Ukeru is restraint-free, and we have been using the full system without restraint for 1 year now in our Winchester service region.\u00a0 Our data shows that restraint is not needed.\u00a0\u00a0 Additionally, our data shows that injuries, if they occur while using Ukeru, are less frequent and less severe than with systems that use physical restraint.<\/p>\n

And so Ukeru is important because it doesn\u2019t rely on having a \u201cpotentially trauma-inducing last resort\u201d option.\u00a0 It allows us to remain focused on what is truly best the best treatment for our clients- treatment that is safe, comforting, and reflects dignity and respect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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